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Teacher shares holiday tradition with students

East Grand Rapids Beth Heinen Bell

“A big part of Chinese culture is that it’s shared,” and this teacher is doing just that at Breton Downs, in honor of the Lunar New Year...

Biggest individual donation ever will support mental health

East Grand Rapids Beth Heinen Bell

A record-setting gift is poised to make a significant difference in the mental health and well-being of East Grand Rapids students...

District builds sense of belonging with after-school programs

Northview Morgan Jarema

BASE offers free K-12 activities aimed at pursuing interests and honing skills...

‘Your emotions matter’

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Students are learning that all emotions matter and that recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing and regulating them helps them and others...

Connecting through circles

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Kentwood’s approach to restorative practices is about equity, inclusion...

Kind, inclusive, encouraging

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark

Central Elementary students practice acceptance and kindness, and share the lessons around school...

Building community, one gumdrop at a time

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Students and their families in the Kent ISD Oral Deaf program build candy houses and community at a holiday event...

Catching students up from pandemic’s ‘unfinished learning’

School 2.0 Charles Honey

Nearly three years since the pandemic hit, teachers and administrators are pushing hard to catch students up...

‘We can do this together’

Thornapple Kellogg Allison Poosawtsee

A new student-initiated mental health club at Thornapple-Kellogg High School is encouraging peers to be proactive about seeking help...

The school where high expectations are universal

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Consistency, relationships, focused instruction help boost student achievement, educators say...

Annual LINKS lunch serves pre-holiday staff meal

Byron Center Alexis Stark

LINKS students at Byron Center High sent their teachers off with full stomachs right before Thanksgiving break...

Visual learning helps ELL students build skills, boost comprehension

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

This Mill Creek Middle teacher builds empathy and patience by becoming ‘the other’ in foreign countries...

‘Unapologetically us’: students, teachers talk through ethnicity, race issues in inclusion effort

Kelloggsville Sean Bradley

Kelloggsville High School held panels showcasing student perspectives to inform faculty and staff on race and diversity issues....

Students build skills via community coffee cart

Lowell Meghan Gracy

Students from Lowell High School’s transition skills class practice vocational skills when they serve coffee, hot chocolate, snacks and more at Brody’s Be Mobile Café...

Books represent students in state’s most diverse district

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Educators in Kentwood Public Schools prioritize stocking library shelves with books featuring diverse characters and by diverse authors...

Equine therapy builds crucial skills for cognitively impaired students

Thornapple Kellogg Allison Poosawtsee

Students with cognitive impairments in Thornapple-Kellog schools develop skills on horseback...

Rider’s experience guided by love, respect for horses

Former umpire is now making calls at Rockford High

The goal: to help people

Helping, ‘in any way I’m able to’

Kent Career Tech Center and Kent Transition Center to merge

Student artwork depicting Michigan’s strengths wins state competition

Hands-on learning means expanded skills

Thanks to Ariel, he’s part of that world

Teacher shares holiday tradition with students

Biggest individual donation ever will support mental health

District builds sense of belonging with after-school programs

‘Your emotions matter’

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